RTX A5000 Mobile vs Radeon HD 6950M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6950M with RTX A5000 Mobile, including specs and performance data.
RTX A5000 Mobile outperforms HD 6950M by a whopping 1079% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 780 | 128 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 5.04 | 19.80 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | Blackcomb | GA104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (14 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 960 | 6144 |
| Core clock speed | 580 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1575 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 17,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 27.84 | 302.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.114 TFLOPS | 19.35 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 96 |
| TMUs | 48 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 192 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 192 KB | 6 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 4 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | large |
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 8−9
−1225%
| 106
+1225%
|
| 1440p | 5−6
−1260%
| 68
+1260%
|
| 4K | 4−5
−1100%
| 48
+1100%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−1700%
|
210−220
+1700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−1214%
|
90−95
+1214%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−1050%
|
90−95
+1050%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−1008%
|
130−140
+1008%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−1700%
|
210−220
+1700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−1214%
|
90−95
+1214%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−830%
|
93
+830%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
−839%
|
160−170
+839%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−844%
|
150−160
+844%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8−9
−1450%
|
120−130
+1450%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−1050%
|
90−95
+1050%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−927%
|
150−160
+927%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−365%
|
220−230
+365%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−1008%
|
130−140
+1008%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−1700%
|
210−220
+1700%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 60−65
−356%
|
270−280
+356%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−1214%
|
90−95
+1214%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−326%
|
132
+326%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−800%
|
90
+800%
|
| Fortnite | 18−20
−839%
|
160−170
+839%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−844%
|
150−160
+844%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8−9
−1450%
|
120−130
+1450%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 10−11
−1120%
|
122
+1120%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−1050%
|
90−95
+1050%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−1233%
|
80
+1233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−927%
|
150−160
+927%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−1264%
|
150
+1264%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−365%
|
220−230
+365%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
−1008%
|
130−140
+1008%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
−1214%
|
90−95
+1214%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
−300%
|
124
+300%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 10−11
−750%
|
85
+750%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 16−18
−844%
|
150−160
+844%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 8−9
−1050%
|
90−95
+1050%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 14−16
−927%
|
150−160
+927%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−12
−718%
|
90
+718%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
−365%
|
220−230
+365%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 18−20
−839%
|
160−170
+839%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−1314%
|
95−100
+1314%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 24−27
−1000%
|
270−280
+1000%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2−3
−4000%
|
82
+4000%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−4300%
|
44
+4300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 27−30
−525%
|
170−180
+525%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
−685%
|
250−260
+685%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−2200%
|
45−50
+2200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−1217%
|
79
+1217%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 8−9
−1300%
|
110−120
+1300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 3−4
−1433%
|
45−50
+1433%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−1775%
|
75−80
+1775%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 6−7
−1633%
|
100−110
+1633%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−375%
|
76
+375%
|
| Valorant | 16−18
−1394%
|
230−240
+1394%
|
4K
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 21−24 |
| Dota 2 | 10−11
−970%
|
107
+970%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 2−3
−2100%
|
44
+2100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 3−4
−2400%
|
75−80
+2400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
−1225%
|
50−55
+1225%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 4−5
−1175%
|
50−55
+1175%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 100−105
+0%
|
100−105
+0%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 26
+0%
|
26
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 58
+0%
|
58
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
This is how HD 6950M and RTX A5000 Mobile compete in popular games:
- RTX A5000 Mobile is 1225% faster in 1080p
- RTX A5000 Mobile is 1260% faster in 1440p
- RTX A5000 Mobile is 1100% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX A5000 Mobile is 4300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX A5000 Mobile performs better in 57 tests (88%)
- there's a draw in 8 tests (12%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.12 | 36.79 |
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 150 Watt |
HD 6950M has 200% lower power consumption.
RTX A5000 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 1079.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.
The RTX A5000 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6950M in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6950M is a notebook graphics card while RTX A5000 Mobile is a mobile workstation one.
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